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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 06, 1946
Page
4
Fragmentary note describes an attempted speed record with reference to jet engines and a named place or event. The readable parts mention Ang Teorsat and Aegina, suggesting a historical aviation or transport topic. No clear date or event full details are available from the fragment.
Mr. J. W. Carter, an engineer at the Arma Factory, will depart Australia by air to Germany to represent Australian arrangements for the partition of German industrial plant and machinery for reparations.
A record crowd attended the Randwick Bank Holiday meeting as Total Lantor Investments totalled 102.90 pounds, notably up from 41.40 in the prior year. The racing card featured multiple stakes events with DrumMER Bot and Royal Duke among winners, amid mixed results and a noted suspension for jockey J Thompson over a ride on Gold Taj in the Tellers' Handicap.
The columnists in Melbourne express strong support for the Caulfield Cup. Mentioned are the Sydney miner and backers linked to Flying Duke and Lait Barwon. Noble Prince leads, with St Leonard close behind for a £20000 stake.
The Stadiuma Ltd directors fined boxer Hall 25 for low hitting in the ninth round of the We bout with Charlie Aahenden at Sydney Stadium on Saturday night. Wallin submitted a report noting a rough girt and warnings given, while Anhenden reportedly testified to a bite incident. The decision may affect Hall's upcoming engagements including a heavyweight bout by Jack Jobnaan at Stadium next Saturday and a future title fight with Dave Sandy. a postponement occurred after Johnson was injured in a separate fight.
Alpine Club held mountain skiing contests at Mount Franklin with D Anderson winning the men’s slalom and H L Wilson taking the women’s. Tasmanian champions and Canberra residents featured, though several events were postponed to August 14 due to frequent falls.
Canberra Secondary Schools rugby team defeated Combined Sydney High Schools 14 to 0 yesterday. Early tries by Pollard Toohey and Donoho opened the scoring, supported by strong defence that stopped Sydney High from crossing Canberra’s line. Players named include Pollard, Toohey, Donohue, and Gatley.
Reports from Intermadlaine detail Qetolnda scoring 84 goals and 17 behinds, with Manuka and Rawtiaie squads featuring Malrtbul Ghirardelio Newcombe Moloney Phat and Hobart players. Ainails genie bahinde 48 points led teams with 71 points by segser, while Quesnbernn and Ainaila show strong performances. Juniors Ainsite Beale kahinds 36 points. Meatlaka 7 posts. East assalls Bley Semking and Rhodes Keely Duthie Plal contribute. Queanbeyan post 10 behinds to defeat Manuks 8 8.
Past champions of Rudy Lengua aim for a comeback at Queanbeyan Showground on Sunday. Canberra and Queanbeyan old timers face off in the under 19 and senior matches with Canberra meeting Captain Flat at 2:20 pm. Teams include Gribble Fisher Hawke Slakla Byrne and Johnson for Canberra and Guennneyan ONeil for Queanbeyan.
Hockey revival at Cooma following wartime suspension sees two Canberra clubs visit, a women’s match with Canberra Autented Cooma, and two men’s games. Canberra dominated the men’s contests, winning 6–4 and 6–1, with standout scorers and players named for both sides.
SYDNEY Monday The Country Cricket Association campaign to boost country cricket proposes reviving the Country Week carnival. Chairman Mr TG Herford said the revival was discussed with Association Secretary Mr Hi. Higgins and delegates from Wollongong Nowra Moss Vale Goulburn Crookwell and Canberra at Milne Vale.
A valuable consignment of stud stock arrived in Sydney aboard the cargo steamer Dinmed. The shipment included a three year old stallion named Aye Bulle and two mares, valued at 20,000 pounds, with a cattle wallion over ten hands high and a coat description. An eight thousand pound Hereford bull calf eight months old accompanied the lot, brought by Arthur Browning.
A fragment from a funeral directory lists notices for local services and family tributes. It mentions arrangements for funerals and burial details, reflecting customary community notices in a regional newspaper.
Devging Linsham, 29, remanded on a malicious wounding charge after a Saturday night incident at Bargo. Lawford or Lawson family links unclear, police allege a shotgun was fired injuring a man named Lawson. The case follows a prior court appearance involving Fred Lawson, brother of Francis.
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